Hinge



lJam. 18, 1938. R. A; SPATHELF HINGE Filed Feb. 25, 1937 #VVE/V702: PorHE7-Hw? PAT/inf, ma Mw fqrrofevvvfv Patented Jan-18, i938' .UNITEDSTATES PATENT; OFFICE man my' Arthur spatten, st. man, Mo. ApplicationFebruary z5, 1st-1, sei-m1 No. 121,043

' 2 mms. (ci. .1e-iss) The object of my invention is to make a hingeparticularly of the type that is used on the doors of vehiclebodies.More specifically the hinge, herein described, is of such design that 5the stream-line of the automobile body may .be maintained without havingthe conventional hinge projections destroy 'or line appearance. 1Furthermore by the use of the hinge, herein described, the door may beopened wider and away from the door'opening, therebyy securing a largeroperative doorv opening.

In the conventional structure, the thickness of the door itself lessensthe operative width of the door opening; whereas', in the structure,herein described, the door is rotated away' from the door opening, sothat when the door is opened, the width of the door will-be -cotenninouswith the body and will not protrude into the door opengo' ing. Thehinge, herein described. is so position'ed that it is practicallyconcealed since the pintle and its support are' positioned behind thejamb, instead l of in front of it, as is the ordinary practice.

Furthermore, the hinge. herein described,

be used with an arcuated or bulging door, and the cost of manufactureandl installation of the hinge is no greater than the cost ofmanufacture and installation of the ordinary hinge.

20 Furthermore the operative portion of the hinge,

in the construction herein described, being concealed within the framelofthe body, is protected against the eifect of the weather, so that therotative portion of the hinge will not rust, 36 and so that the hinge.lmay be operated easily .for-long periods of. time without theapplication of a lubricant to the operative portion of the hinge.

With these and other objects in view, my in- 40 ventlon has relation tocertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter more fully described, pointed -out in the claims andillustrated in the drawing,\

in which I Fig. vl is a fragmental sideelevatio of a vehicle body, withmy hinge in position and the door inits closed position.v

Fig. 2 is a.v sectional view through the door opening, showing the doorin its opened position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view "of my hinge,'l

together with its connections to the body and door taken along the line3 3 of Fig. 1. y In this view the door is closed.

Fig. 4 'is a view similar to Fig. 3,showlng the 56 door in its openedposition.

mar the stream-l Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my hinge.

Numeral 6 designates the body and numeral 'l the door, and numerals 8the hinges. Two hinges are shown, but obviously more may be used ifconsidered advisable. The hinges 8 comprise the leaf 5 9 and the leafI0, together with the plntle II. At one end 'of the leaf 2 is formed theknuckle I2. At one end of the leaf I 0 is formed the knuckle I3. Theseknuckles I2 and I3 form cylinders and are of the same inside and outsidediameter and the 10. knuckle I2 ts in a cutaway portion of the knuckleI3. The pintle II passes through the knuckles I2 and I3. c The knuckleconstructions. together with the 4pintle, thus far described, areconventional. One of the prime purposes of my l5 lnventionls to concealthe knuckles I2 and I3, together with the pintle I I within the bodyframe.- rather than having it extend outwardly from the body frame, asis currently customary.,

The leaf I0 is composed of two integral portions 20 I 4 and I5, whichare formed at right angleswith eachother. The leaf 9 is formed of twointegral portions I6 and I1, whichare formed substantially at rightangles with each other. In the integral portion I6 ofthe leaf 9 isformed the 25 extension or bulge I8.

Numerals I Q designate screw holes formed in vthe integral portions I5and I1 for securing the ternal wall of the body, adjacent the dooropening 35 2|, are formed rectangular recesses 23. 'I'here will be arectangular recess 23 for each hinge. The outer wall 24 of the body 6 ispreferably made of metal and therectangular recesses 23 ,are cut in thismetal on three sides of the slot, and the por- 40 tion, thuscut, is bentinwardly into the wall of the body 6 at right angles, to form 4thefinger 25'. The leaf IIlis secured in such position, by means ofthe-screws 22 that the knuckles I2 and I3'wi1l y beplaced in contactwith the nger 25. The extension or bulge I8 of the-integral portion I6of the'leai.' 9 is' so positioned that when the door is closed, as shownin Fig. 3, it will occupy thespace within therectangularrcesses. v l

Numeral 26 designates the door framel to which is secured the leaf 9, bymeans of the screws 21.

The outside wall ofthe door l is held in physical contact with theintegral portion I6 of the leaf 9, so that the outer'face of the .outerportion of the 55 y door frame will be flush with the extension or bulgeI8 of the integral portion I6 of the leaf 9.

It will be seen that by this construction the door is rotated orfulcrumed at the inner edge of the body frame adjacent the door opening,but at a considerable distance either forwardly or rearwardly from thatedge, depending upon whether` the doors are hung to swing from theforward or rear portion of the door opening. This movement of thefulcrum of the hinge enables the door to be moved outwardly and awayfrom the body, and away from the front of the door opening. At the sametime, it provides means for concealing all of the hinge within eitherthe body or door, l

except the small extension or bulge t8 of the integral portion I6 of theleaf 9, which acts as a closure for the rectangular recesses 23. Thestream-line effect is produced, because in the closed position of thedoor the extension or bulge I8 is flush or flat with the outer wall ofboth the door and body. v

What I claim and mean to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hinge in which one leaf is composed of two integral portions formedat right angles with each other, and in which the other leaf is formedby two portions at right angles to each other, the portion of the latterleaf adjacent the pintle of the hinge having an extension outwardlyformed therein, the plane of which is substantially parallel to theportion of the leaf adjacent the pintle of the hinge.

2. A hinge operatively connecting a door to a vertical body, said hingebeing secured within the body and door frame, the pintle of said hingebeing positioned a substantial distance from one edge or the door frame,a recess cut in the body frame adjacent the door opening, a portion ofthe hinge secured to the door, said hinge comprising one leai' havingtwo integral portions formed at right angles with each other and asecond leaf formed' by two portions at right angles to each other, theportion of the latter leaf adjacent the pintle of the hinge having anextension outwardly formed therein, the pianev of which is substantiallyparallel to the portion of the leaf adjacent the pintle of the hinge.

ROY ARTHUR. SPATHELF.

